Job Title: RESEARCH SCIENTIST - I
Location: Monterey, CA
Zip Code: 93940

Description:

As the knowledge economy takes off worldwide, there is a growing demand for both traditional and non-traditional education. Which translates into an accelerated demand for cutting-edge, online learning solutions. The kind of solutions that McGraw-Hill Education offers to the world every day. McGraw-Hill Education addresses virtually every aspect of the education market from pre-K through professional learning. Our technical innovations are changing the way people learn, with e-books, online tutoring, customized course Web sites and subscription services. Now is the time to team up with our dynamic company as we create our next generation of who we need to be for our customers!

CTB/McGraw-Hill, a division of McGraw-Hill Education, is the leading publisher of standardized achievement tests for children and adults. With a staff of doctoral-level researchers, scientists, mathematicians, writers, and editors, we assist thousands of school districts across the nation and score more than 20 million test documents each year.

Headquartered in Monterey, California, CTB/McGraw-Hill provides high quality assessment products and services that help learners of all ages. Working in partnership with our customers, we create innovative, successful solutions that play a vital role in teaching and learning.

We currently have an outstanding opportunity for aResearch Scientist (Psychometrician) at our facility in Monterey, CA.

You will be responsible for designing and conducting technical studies to support educational achievement tests involving both multiple choice and performance assessments. Studies include tryout analyses and item response theory scaling and equating using partial credit models. You will design and implement specific research studies, carry out subsequent data analyses, and produce reports or professional papers.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Design and carry out research studies under direction of Senior Staff.

Provide technical advice to customers, test development staff, and marketing.

Conduct technical activities to assist customers' professional staff, e.g., standard setting.

Conduct standard technical studies in scaling, equating, test reliability, and test validity, as well as writing the reports for these studies.

Write research papers for internal use, for presentation at professional meetings, and for professional journals.

Be apprised of new research methodologies and technical advances described in current literature.

Requires a Ph.D. or Ed.D. in psychometrics, educational measurement, statistics or a related field.

MUST have proven ability to solve technical or statistical problems.

Qualified candidates MSUT possess excellent communication skills both orally and in writing about technical concepts and the results of research.

MUST have a sound conceptual understanding of fundamental research design.

Scaling and equating experience in the application of item response theory or generalizability theory is highly desirable.

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